Looking for lights for my tractor

Scott_in_WVA · Aug 16, 2002

Thanks Captain....I have a wonderful wife who is completely dedicated to her children and her husband,and that helps a lot.
I am fortunate.....and I am dedicated as well./w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Gary_in_Indiana · Aug 16, 2002

"I also made a jumper cord that is cig on one end, and battery clamps on the other"

Are cigarette lighter sockets heavy enough for jump starting a vehicle? What gauge wiring is run to the lighter socket?

Ozarker · Aug 16, 2002

"Are cigarette lighter sockets heavy enough for jump starting a vehicle?"

No. You can trickle charge with a cigarette lighter plug but it will never hold up to the amps needed for a jump start.

Gary_in_Indiana · Aug 17, 2002

OK, that's what I'd always thought. Thanks. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

Soundguy · Aug 19, 2002

Depends on what you are doing. For jumping off my riding lawnmower ( purpose for which it was designed ), it works great.

Soundguy

Are cigarette lighter sockets heavy enough for jump starting a vehicle? What gauge wiring is run to the lighter socket?

Soundguy · Aug 19, 2002

My cig lighter outlet is run on 8 gauge wire. I made the jumper to go to my riding lawnmower. The jumper wire itself is probably 10 gauge, and is roughly the same size as the battery cables on the rider. Usually it just needs an 'assist', or boost... Depends if i have left its lights on, or was using it to run a tire pump etc.

Many companies make an 'assist' cable for lighter to lighter connections, as well as booster boxes that connect to the lighter. In most cases though, you have to realize that there is only a 20 - 25 amp fuse on that circuit.. and that is the limit of the assist you can get by with without a fuse failure. If your lucky, it is on a breaker like a power window, etc.

Soundguy

red]Are cigarette lighter sockets heavy enough for jump starting a vehicle?"

No. You can trickle charge with a cigarette lighter plug but it will never hold up to the amps needed for a jump start.